Three Suns (2004)

The plague hits medieval Sweden.

Director:

Richard Hobert

Writer:

Richard Hobert

Stars:

Lena Endre, Kjell Bergqvist, Natalie Minnevik

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lena Endre	...	Hanna Röde
Kjell Bergqvist	...	Joel Fiskare
Natalie Minnevik	...	Girl
Maria Bonnevie	...	Emma
Rolf Lassgård	...	Torben Barberare
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Ulf
Rikard Wolff	...	Isak Målare
Sven-Bertil Taube	...	Olof Blinde
Magnus Krepper	...	Budbäraren
Jan Waldekranz	...	Priest
Björn Granath	...	Vaktchefen
Stephan Holmström	...	Stadsvakten
Anastasios Soulis	...	Dying Boy
Åsa-Lena Hjelm	...	Fiskarkvinnan
Mats Torstensson	...	Raske

Storyline

The plague hits medieval Sweden.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | rat | plague victim | painter | middle ages | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Hanna says her hair clip was her morning gift from Ulf. The term "morning gift" derives from the practice of the bridegroom giving his bride a gift on the morning after the wedding night, after the consummation of the marriage and proof of the bride's virginity. Traditionally the dower or morning gift was much bigger than a hair clip. It was usually land or property that could support a wife in the (usual) event that she survived her husband. It was usually given (in trust) to the wife after the wedding.

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Goofs

In a view of the setting sun over the sea, after the cross burning and the burial, you can see several condensation trails from airplanes among the clouds.

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Connections

Referenced in High Chaparall: Tonya Harding (2004)

User Reviews

Underestimated

Tre Solar takes place in Sweden just as the terrible plague hits the country, Hanna, a mother of two children, is awaiting the return of her husband Ulf who has been away for four years, fighting a war for god, suddenly gets the message that her husband is returning in a few days. She heads off to meet him, not aware of the plague. This is the beginning of an dangerous journey through the leftovers of the plague, a nasty killing-cult and a crazy barber in the search for her husband.

This movie goes deeper than just being entertaining, its about people who have lost everything finding comfort in each other, and how people act to save their own skin when endangered. I actually enjoyed the entire movie, finding it both funny and scary. It has some pretty gross scenes, not by visual images but what you imagine they have been going through. Tre Solar leaves a lot of room for you to imagine, normally i hate this kind of filmmakeing but in this case its actually more effective.

The acting is superb! The elite of Swedish actors is casted, I don't think it would have been all that great with another casting. Kjell Bergqvist and Rolf Lassgård are the hearts of the movie even though Rolf only has a small role. Lena Endre pulls through all the way making a believable character. Almost every newspaper in Sweden gave this movie a bad review, I can't see why. This is actually a GOOD movie and the most interesting work of art coming out of Swedish filmstudios in a long time. Well worth seeing!

7/10

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Three Suns

Filming Locations:

Eketorp Fortress, Öland, Kalmar län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cimbria Film AB, Film i Väst, Sonet Film AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1